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Jan 1, 1100
The Crusades
The Crusades were a series of religous wars between the Christians and Muslims. They were both fighting over the Holy Land called Jerusalem. It was an event in which it led to several wars, and the Europeans learned a lot about the world. Importance: This event was important. The reason why is because it taught Europe that there is more outside of their country, and it was the event in which we find out if Jerusalem will be dominated or will be left in peace. Importance: -
Jan 1, 1340
Black Death
The Black Death, or Bubonic Plague, is a disease that wiped out one-third of Europe's population. Most people thought of it as god's punishment, but it was actually a disease that they recieved from rats and fleas from the docks. Importance: This event was very important. It taught the people of Europe that they needed to find a way to stop the disease and stay clean. Having better hygeine is one way to leading a healthy life. -
Jan 1, 1487
Dias Voyage
Bartolomeu Dias was a Portugese explorer. He believed that he could reach India by sailing south, past the tip of Africa, and continuing on west, till he reaches the tip of India. In 1487, he led an expadition to go to India. His voyage was going well at first, but then he found out that he landed on the tip of South America. Importance: This event is important because it is another chapter of discovery for the countries of the East, and it is also a way for the other countries to find goods. -
Aug 3, 1492
Columbus's Voyage
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer. He believed that he could get to Asia by sailing West. Although, he didn't find Asia, but the Americas. This was Columbus's voyage. Importance: This event is important because the people of Europe discover new land. They can claim that land, and make it theirs. -
Jan 1, 1509
King Henry's VIII 1st marriage
Prince Henry's brother died, after his marriage with Catherine of Aragon. England needed an alliance with Spain, so they had Catherine of Aragon remarry to Prince Henry, and that's how he became King Henry the VIII. Their marriage doesn't last long though. Importance: This event was important because it is the event when King Henry became king, and it is the beginning of another chapter of the Protestant Reformation. -
Jan 1, 1513
Ponce de Leon Explores Florida
JUan Ponce de Leon was a Spanish explorer. His goal was to go find land in the Americas, claim it, and colonize. He became the first conquestador to explore and colonize in the Americas, and was able to explor the south part of America, including Florida. Importance: This event is important because it is one of the first events where Spain was able to claim land for themselves. -
Jan 1, 1532
King Henry VIII's divorce
King Henry VIII's marriage with Catherine of Aragon wasn't working, and she wasn't able to give birth to a sun, but a girl. So, King Henry wanted a divorce, but the Catholic shurch didn't allow that. King Henry was furious, and so he seperated from the Catholic church and started his own, which became the protestant church of England. Henry and Catherine were divorced. Importance: This event is important, because it was the end of the alliance, and the creation of the Protestant church. -
Jan 1, 1533
De Soto Explores the Mississippi River
De Soto is a Spanish explorer and conquestador. His goal was to explore the Southern part of the U.S. Then, in 1539, he set out on a voyage to North America. It is said taht he was the first to discover the Mississippi River. He soon died of a fever on May 21, 1542 in Ferriday, Louisiana. Importance: This event is important because it is another event where Spain conquers another piece of land. -
Oct 12, 1537
King Henry VIII has a son
King Henry married several times in his reign. He married Catherine of Aragon, Ann Boleyn, merely to recieve a son. He married again, to his third wife Jane Seymour, and received a son. They named him Prince Edward, and he became the next in line for the throne. Importance: This event is important because, after two women who couldn't give birth to a son, he finally has what he has been waiting for. -
Sep 1, 1540
Coronado Explores the Grand Canyon
Coronado was a Spanish explorer. His goal was to go to the Americas, and find the Cibola, which is a legend. He didn't find the Cibola, but found the Grand Canyon. He became the first European to discover the Grand Canyon. Importance: This event is important because Coronado was able to find the Grand Canyon. If someone hadn't found the Grand Canyon, we wouldn't be aware of it now. -
Massechusettes Bay Colony Establishment
The Massechusetts Bay Colony was filled with explorers that wanted to make more money, and Puritans that wanted to start a new life. Puritans were people that wanted to purify the Anglican Church. They started a General Court, and based their lives though religion. Although, there were people who went against it. Importance: This event is important because it is the time when people were able to start the first chapter of colonization. -
King Philip's War
A Native American man named Metacom, or King Philip, was in the middle of a war with Britan. People from both sides ended up dying, as well as King Philip's brother. Every New England colony was involved. In the end, the Natives lost the war, and King Philip was killed along with his family. Importance: This event was important because it was the day that fur trade was declined between colonists and Natives, and it is a mystery of who killed those men and women. -
2nd Continental Congress
The second continental congress were the people that helped with the Revolution. It was made up of several delegates that are from each colony. They each helped with the Revolution by making the Declaration of Independance, and successfully claimed their independance. -
General Braddock was Killed
General Braddock was a general for Englands side. He was known as one of the best generals of England. One day, when he was leading his troops to Fort Duqusne, they were ambushed by the Natives. Several men, including General Braddock were killed. Importance: This event is important because we have lost several men in the war, and it's a twist in the war when one of the best Generals dies, then, the thoughts of losing go throught people's minds. -
The Proclamation Act
Pontiac, a Native Leader wanted to attack the British Forts, but England didn't want anymore wars. So, they signed the Proclamation Act. The Proclamation Act prevented colonists from making any future settlements in Native American territory. The colonists thought of it as offensive and nosy that they passed this act. Importance: This event is important because passing this act was only to keep the Natives from starting a war, which shows that we don't think about our people. That is important. -
Stamp Act
Parliment placed a tax on printed materials, such as newspaper, pamphlets, and books. It was used as a direct tax on the colonists. The sons of liberty held demonstrations of their dislikes of the tax, and after a while, in 1766, they held a boycott, and the Stamp Act was taken away. Importance: This event is important because this is just one out of many taxes that were passed, and they all made the colonists furious, in which resulted in America's Independance. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a riot between the colonists and the red coats. The colonists were trying to provoke the red coats to shoot them, and some people got shot, but we don't know who shot the colonists. The red coats get blamed for this in the end. Importance: This event is important, because it is the day when the colonists became tired of the taxes that were being brought to America, and it's also a mystery of who shot who in the riot. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party all started with KIng George III and the taxes he passed. There were two colonists taht wanted to do something about the acts, and so they boarded one of the ships filled with tea. The opened up crates of the tea, and threw them overboard. They ended up arrested, and has become the most well known event in history. Importance: This event is important because it is another action of rebellion against King George III and his taxes , which can lead to an act of war. -
Declaration of Independance signed/created
The Declaration of Independance was written and finished on July 2, 1776, by Thomas Jefferson. Revisions were made on July 4, 1776, which is also the day when we celebrate our independance. On August 2, 1776 it was officially signed by our delegates. Importance: This event is important because it is the day where we right our letter of seperation from Britan, and claim our independance. -
Winter at Valley Forge
The Winter at Valley Forge was in the middle of the Revolutionary war. Patriot troops were heading to their camp, when they found out that the Britsish forces raided it. So, some caught frostbite or a cold, but that didn't stop them. They trained how to become a team, and won the war in the end. Importance: This event is important because it was a result in America's independace, and the result of the bettering of soldiers. -
William Pitt became Prime Minister
William Pitt became Prime Minister of England in 1783. When he found out about Englands struggle against the French and Native Americans in the war, he poured a lot of money into the war. He then get's named after the British fort as thanks for the help. Importance: This event is important because without William Pitt, the British wouldn't have been able to win the war. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris is a treaty that ended the war. The treaty did a lot of things for France, Spain, and England. France and Spain were able to keep some land, and the Natives ended up becoming slaves. In the end, England became the most powerful country. Importance: This event is important because it is the result of the war, which determines whether there are still people who get what they want at the end of the war. -
War of 1812
The U.S. declares war on Britian. The reason why, is because
Britian tried to restrict U.S. trade, and tried to imprison them in their land. They started fighting in July, 1812, in Canada. On December 24, 1814, theyy signed a treaty, and the war was over. Importance: This war was important, because it is a war in which we are to determine whether the U.S. will expand westward, or not. -
Indian Removal Act of 1830
The Indian Removal Act was meant ot send native Americans to the other side fo the Mississippi River, and to expand into more land to grow more crop and prosper. Andrew Jackson signed the bill, and the Native's ended up having to travel 1,200 miles west. Importance: This event is important because it has showed us how badly the Natives have been treated, and how many people have died in the process. -
Trail of Tears
The trail of tears was a path the Native Americans took when they were removed from their land. The cause of that, was when Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act. 4,000 Native Americans died in the process of traveling, and they were able to get to the other side, but their population shrank. Importance: This event was important because the Native's had to go through such lengths in order to live, and they were robbed of their land, their homes, and were treated poorly. -
The Donner Party
The Donner Party was this group of people that were traveling on the Oregon trail to get to travel west. They are mostly well known for the problem they ran into. They took a trail that went up to the mountains, and ran into a snowstorm. After a few weeks, they ran out of food, and resorted to cannibalism. Only half survived. Importance:This event was important because it has taught people to not take that path unless you planned for it, and to be aware of the dangers ahead. -
California Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush started with two people that found gold in a river. People ended up finding out about the gold, and people from all over the country went to California to find some gold to keep for themselves. Soon after, the gold rush ended in 1855. Importance: This event is important because it is the time in which gold was the most available, and the time when being rich was an advantage, and it really mattered to the people. -
Compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 was an agreement that there will be an equal amount of free and slave states. The reason why they passed this, was because of being controlled by the other. If one region had more slave states than the other, then the Senate would mostly be controlled by the South. That is the compromise of 1850. Importance: This event is important because without this compromise, they wouldn't be able to actually run the Senate. It also shows how corrupt the states have become. -
John Brown's Raid
There was a man named John Brown. He wanted to free the slaves. So, he made a plan to do so. He was going to raid Harper Ferry, and they were going to have the slaves help with the attack too, but the plan didn't turn out so well. No one told the slaves about the plan, they ended up fighting alone(John Brown and his sons), and ended up killed, or in prison.
Importance: This event is important because it is one of the many acts of abolition that lead to the freedom of slaves. -
The Battle of Fort Sumter
The Battle of Fort Sumter was the first battle in the Civil war. Fort Sumter was a fort controlled by the union. People from the Confederates side opened fire on the fort, and it lasted for 34 hours. Union soldiers were forced to surrender in the end. Importance: This event is important because the first battle determines whether who will take the first move, and what it reflect in the end. -
Sherman's March to the Sea
A man named William Sherman, who was a part of the Union, was able to take over Atlanta, Georgia. Him and his union soldiers began to march from Atlanta, Georgia to Savannah, Georgia afterwards. Him and his soldiers burned everthing down in a 20-40 mile wide path. It lasted from November to December. Importance; This event is important because it is one of the events of the civil war that leads to the destruction of the South, and having to rebuild everthing too. -
The Assassination of Lincoln
Lincoln was our 15th president of the United States. He was assassinated by a man named John Wilks Booth in a theatre. Booth shot President Lincoln in the head, and died in a home near the theatre in the morning. Importance: This event was important because it was after the Civil War in which the South already surrendured to the North. With a southern man killing our President, it can cause a lot of caos. That is why it's important.